MSc in Political Sociology
Programme Code: TMPOSO(SO)
Department: Sociology
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take three courses and a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SO407 Politics and Society (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EU425 Interest Representation and Economic Policy- Making in Europe (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5) | |
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EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5) | |
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EU4A5 People and Politics in Europe (0.5) | |
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GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) | |
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GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) | |
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MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) # | |
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MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) | |
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SO426 Classical Social Thought (0.5) | |
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SO427 Modern Social Thought (0.5) | |
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SO430 Economic Sociology (0.5) | |
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SO457 Political Reconciliation (0.5) | |
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SO458 Gendering, Identities, Difference (0.5) | |
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SO468 International Migration and Migrant Integration (0.5) | |
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SO470 The Sociology of Markets (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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SO471 Technology, Power and Culture (0.5) | |
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SO479 Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory (0.5) | |
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SO481 Class, Politics and Culture (0.5) | |
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SO482 Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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SO490 Contemporary Social Thought (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5) | |
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SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5) | |
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SO4B5 The Anticolonial Archive: The Sociology of Empire and its Afterlives (0.5) | |
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SO4B7 Lawful Violence (0.5) | |
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SO4B8 Internationalism and Solidarity (0.5) | |
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SO4C1 Fascism, Authoritarianism, Populism (0.5) | |
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SP441 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Any of the MSc courses offered in any department or institute at the LSE, so long as they are relevant to the study of political sociology, and subject to the approval of both Programme Director and course teacher, or from the following: | |
Paper 4 |
SO494 MSc in Political Sociology Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
EU425 Interest Representation and Economic Policy- Making in Europe (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5) | |
EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5) | |
EU4A5 People and Politics in Europe (0.5) | |
GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) | |
GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) | |
MC408 Theories and Concepts in Media and Communications (0.5) # | |
MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) | |
SO426 Classical Social Thought (0.5) | |
SO427 Modern Social Thought (0.5) | |
SO430 Economic Sociology (0.5) | |
SO457 Political Reconciliation (0.5) | |
SO458 Gendering, Identities, Difference (0.5) | |
SO468 International Migration and Migrant Integration (0.5) | |
SO470 The Sociology of Markets (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
SO471 Technology, Power and Culture (0.5) | |
SO479 Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory (0.5) | |
SO481 Class, Politics and Culture (0.5) | |
SO482 Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
SO490 Contemporary Social Thought (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5) | |
SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5) | |
SO4B5 The Anticolonial Archive: The Sociology of Empire and its Afterlives (0.5) | |
SO4B7 Lawful Violence (0.5) | |
SO4B8 Internationalism and Solidarity (0.5) | |
SO4C1 Fascism, Authoritarianism, Populism (0.5) | |
SP441 Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.